Of course, from another perspective, I was also in favor of materialism at that time, because the living material world we live in is perceptible. But the question is, since this living world exists, why are there so many "idiots" who "lie with their eyes open" telling the truth of this world?
After a long time of understanding, I gradually understand the good intentions of the masters. The so-called idealism is nothing more than the overcorrection of the masters. Because everyone thinks that the world is material, they insist that the origin of the world is spirit to balance people's hearts.
What do God, soul and even heaven and hell want to explain? These are just manifestations of human conscience. The French emperor Louis XV has a notorious saying: "It doesn't matter if I die!" This is a typical materialist thinking. Since the world is materialistic, why don't I let my life slip away from me? Looking back at China today, how many people value money more than anything else. China and France are countries with deep-rooted materialism in history.
If our life is only a few short decades, and then we are unconscious, what power can stop people from doing evil? So it's natural to be lazy, hate work and seek pleasure in your lifetime? So it's natural to harm others for one's own benefit, and to harm the public, fat and private interests for one's own benefit? This is the negative outlook on life brought by the materialist world outlook.
Truth, goodness and beauty, the ultimate pursuit of human society, have lost their meaning in the face of "just a few decades". Only a few people can accidentally realize a little bit of it, and billions of others are trying to make their decades better and better in the world of mortals.
If you ask a young man or even his parents, "Why do you want to go to college?" 99% people will tell you, what if you don't go to college? Oh! Is there no one who really seeks knowledge and wisdom?